20 Things You Always Wanted to Know about stocks

Things You Always Wanted to Know about stocks 1. What is a stock? A holder of stock (a shareholder) has a claim to be a part of the company's assets and earnings. In other words, a shareholder is an owner of a company. The ownership of the shareholder is determined by the number of shares a person owns relative to the number of outstanding...

What is MCX- SX(Multi Commodity Exchange) ?

MCX-SX :: Multi Commodity Exchange -Stock Exchange India is an Indian stock exchange. It commenced operations in the Currency Derivatives (CD) segment on October 7, 2008 under the regulatory framework of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Reserve...

Foreign Exchange Risk and Benefits

In this section, we'll take a look at some of the benefits and risks associated with the forex market. We'll also discuss how it differs from the equity market in order to get a greater understanding of how the forex market works. The Good and the Bad:  We already...

What is Forex Trading?

Forex Trading is trading currencies from different countries against each other. Forex is acronym of Foreign Exchange. For example, in Europe the currency in circulation is called the Euro (EUR) and in the United States the currency in circulation is called the US Dollar (USD)....

Indian stock market and finance apps for your smartphone

Those trading in the stock market need to stay abreast with the latest financial news, but finding and keeping a track of information about the stock market isn't tedious anymore. There are several mobile apps that serve almost every "stock" purpose, from checking the latest prices...

What is Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) ?

The S&P BSE SENSEX (S&P Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index), also-called the BSE 30 or simply the SENSEX, is a free-float market capitalization-weighted stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed...

What is National Stock Exchange (NSE) ?

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय शेयर बाज़ार Rashtriya Śhare Bāzaār) is stock exchange located in Mumbai, India. It is the 11th largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalisation and largest...